Knowledge systems and natural resources: Management, policy and institutions in Nepal

Hemant R. Ojha, Netra P. Timsina, Ram B. Chhetri, Krishna P. Paudel

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Abstract

In recent years, knowledge systems have become key areas of concern for researchers, policy-makers and developmental activists. Knowledge Systems and Natural Resources is a unique collection of case studies from Nepal. It provides rich and incisive insights into critical social processes and deliberative governance. It analyses how knowledge is produced, disseminated and applied in various aspects of natural resource governance in Nepal. The book challenges the dichotomy between traditional and scientific knowledge. It proposes to differentiate among systems of knowledge on the basis of political standing of social actors engaged in natural resource governance. It further proposes that change in governance hinges on how the diverse systems of knowledge come into deliberative interface and to what extent the unequal distribution of power and knowledge resources in society constrain the process of deliberation.

Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationCanada
PublisherFoundation Books
Number of pages173
ISBN (Electronic)9788175968691
ISBN (Print)9788175965638
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2007
Externally publishedYes

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